China has never had any interest and will not interfere in any way in the U.S. presidential election, which is the United States' internal affairs, said Lin Jian, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in Beijing on Monday.
"Non-interference in other countries’ internal affairs is a basic principle for China’s diplomacy. The U.S. presidential election is the US’s internal affair. We have never had any interest and will not interfere in any way in the election. Nevertheless, we staunchly reject anyone making an issue of China and damaging China’s interests for election purposes. The US needs to stop the paranoia and shadow-chasing, stop slinging mud at China to divert attention and deflect the blame, and contribute to a stable China-US relationship and the wellbeing of our two peoples," Lin said.
The comment came after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to "influence and arguably interfere" with the U.S. general election.
China will not interfere in any way in U.S. presidential election: spokesman
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed and issued a joint statement on deepening China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
The statement pointed out that the two sides will promote the all-round development of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era with head-of-state diplomacy in a leading role. The two sides will fully implement important consensuses reached by the two heads of state, continue to maintain close high-level exchanges, ensure the smooth operation of governmental, local and non-governmental exchange mechanisms, and actively explore new cooperation channels, it said.
The statement emphasized that the two sides are willing to continue to deepen cooperation in various fields in accordance with the principle of mutual benefit and win-win outcomes, work closely together to jointly overcome external challenges and adverse factors, improve the efficiency of bilateral cooperation, and achieve stable, high-quality development of cooperation. Both sides are willing to work together to actively expand people-to-people cooperation, enhance the level of cooperation, and expand cooperation results, it said.
The statement pointed out that both sides believe that people of all countries share a common future, and no country should seek its own security at the expense of the security of other countries. Both sides expressed concern about the practical challenges to international and regional security and pointed out that in the current geopolitical context, it is necessary to explore the establishment of a sustainable security system in Eurasia based on the principle of equal and indivisible security.
Xi, Putin sign, issue joint statement on deepening China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for new era
